“These middle and working class neighborhoods of color will continue to struggle and lag behind any recovery as long as Fannie Mae, and others like them, fail to properly maintain the homes they own.” “It is extremely disappointing that despite Fannie Mae being put on notice of this issue as far back as 2009, we continue to see their failure to adequately market and maintain their foreclosures in majority neighborhoods of color,” stated Amy Nelson, FHCCI’s Executive Director. The Fair Housing Alliance says this has been going on since at least 2009 and they’ve warned Fannie Mae about the problems before, but nothing has changed. Authorities have said run down homes hurt the neighborhoods and can lead to crime. The civil rights groups say Fannie Mae ignored its foreclosed homes in African American and Latino neighborhoods, while consistently taking care of its homes in white neighborhoods. According to the complaint, Fannie Mae did not market or maintain the homes in the minority neighborhoods – leaving property to deteriorate. Wednesday, detailing what they call “illegal discrimination” in more than 60 cities, including Indianapolis. The National Fair Housing Alliance lead an announcement in D.C. The groups say Fannie Mae catered to primarily white neighborhoods, while neglecting neighborhoods with mostly minorities. INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – The Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana is one of 20 civil rights groups accusing the Federal National Mortgage Association, or Fannie Mae, of racial discrimination.
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